Architect wanted for listed Lakes activity centre
Lake District Calvert Trust is looking to appoint an architect with heritage experience to remodel its grade two-listed facility on the shores of Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick.
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One in four new homes in Bury and Wyre at risk of flooding
A year on from the Boxing Day floods, research shows that between 5-23% of new houses in Lancashire, Cumbria and Salford are within a flood zone.
Cumbria tops heritage index
Districts in Cumbria spanned the top five areas for heritage in the North West, according to the 2016 RSA Heritage Index. South Lakeland made the national top 10, while Liverpool was overthrown by Bristol as top heritage city.
Final consent for £300m Cumbria water pipeline
United Utilities has received the last of three planning approvals needed to progress with a £300m pipeline project across West Cumbria, linking Thirlmere reservoir to the rest of its regional network.
AECOM makes senior hires in Cumbria
Infrastructure services firm AECOM has added two senior figures to its Cumbria team, bringing in experts in nuclear decommissioning and environmental remediation.
VHE wins Barrow business park preparatory works
Cumbria County Council has appointed Yorkshire-based environmental contractor VHE Construction to a £1.3m package of works to remediate dockland as it kickstarts a stalled business park development.
RSK urges firms to prepare for new environmental rules
Specialist land remediation and environmental science consultancy RSK Group is holding a series of briefings for property professionals ahead of the expected changes to ISO14001, the main environmental management system, due to be published later this month.
DONG Energy launches consultation for Walney extension pot
DONG Energy is seeking the views of local people on a proposed community fund, worth up to £660,000 each year, which will to be set up if the company goes ahead with the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the Cumbrian coast.
Cumbria and Colwyn earmarked for tidal lagoon plants
Renewable energy company Tidal Lagoon Power has announced that it is looking at sites in West Cumbria and Colwyn Bay to form part of a series of six full-scale tidal lagoon power plants along the UK's West coast.
Five seaside projects share £4m
Blackpool, Morecambe Bay, South Ribble, Furness and Copeland are among the coastal areas across England to benefit from a £36m programme.
